Amazon’s ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities
Amazon's ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities Items like groceries, medicines, and electronics are now available in less than an hour. | Image: Amazon Following a limited test run in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia that started last December, Amazon Now is officially available to millions of Amazon shoppers across the United […]
Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data
Canvas owner reaches 'agreement' with hackers to secure stolen data Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform, says it has “reached an agreement” with hackers that breached its systems last week to prevent stolen data from being leaked online. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack before Canvas was briefly taken […]
Spotify’s latest ‘Wrapped’ covers your entire music history
Spotify's latest 'Wrapped' covers your entire music history Its like a “Wrapped” but for your entire Spotify listening history. | Image by Spotify / The Verge Spotify is celebrating its 20th anniversary by giving listeners a “fully personalized look at their entire music history.” Starting today, Spotify mobile app users can access a new Wrapped-like […]
These new Roombas are smaller and cheaper
These new Roombas are smaller and cheaper iRobot upgrades its lidar-based robot vacuum line with eight new models. | Image: iRobot iRobot has announced a new line of Roombas, a year after it debuted its first lidar-based robot vacuums just prior to filing for bankruptcy. This week, it introduced eight robot vacuums that improve on […]
Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it’s cooler and better at hugging your neck
Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it's cooler and better at hugging your neck The Reon Pocket Pro Plus delivers a 20 percent improvement in cooling performance over last year’s model. | Image: Sony Sony has announced a new version of the wearable personal air conditioner the company first revealed in 2019 ahead of the […]
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos OpenAI is launching Daybreak, an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the Codex Security AI agent that launched in March to create a threat model based on an organization’s code and focus on possible attack paths, validate likely vulnerabilities, […]
Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower
Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower The company behind the robot lawn mower that ran me over has changed its tune. Yarbo now plans to completely remove the remote backdoor access that could have let bad actors reprogram the robot over the internet. Yarbo customers will be able […]
Govee’s new portable smart lamp is on sale for the first time
Govee's new portable smart lamp is on sale for the first time If you’ve always liked the idea of the Philips Hue Go portable lamp but couldn’t justify the $100+ price tag, Govee recently released a much cheaper alternative, the Govee Table Lamp Classic, and it’s already receiving its first discount. Right now, you can […]
Palantir’s true believers are wearing this jacket
Palantir's true believers are wearing this jacket In late April, Palantir – the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – announced that it would be adding new products to its merch store. The latest offering was a cotton […]
Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone
Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone Apple now lets you have encrypted RCS conversations with Android users through the Messages app on iOS. As part of iOS 26.5, which was released on Monday, Apple added support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, meaning that Apple and Google can’t see your messages while they’re […]